Sanshiro's trapped in a game set in an alternate universe, but how can he beat all the other competitors when he's been paired with cowardly monsters?!Sanshiro's chances of having an adventure are slim to none in his tiny island hometown, until the day a mysterious stranger invites him to play a game... Without warning, Sanshiro is taken to a backwards universe to play BakéGyamon--a game pitting monsters against monsters. Along the way he meets other players who have a particular reason for being there--to obtain the wish that is granted to the winner. But how far can Sanshiro get when the monsters he's been paired with are a bunch of little mud balls?!A monstrous battle game with a twist!Sanshiro makes it to the final four, but he's going up against some stiff competition. One challenger he'll have to face is the reigning BakéGyamon champion--the monster who created the game in the first place! Does he even stand a chance...?!